Under Pressure



Aired on 02/03/2012, Narrated by Jonathan Aris



On 11 July 1991, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120, a Douglas DC-8-61, is taking off from Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport with 247 Nigerian Hajj pilgrims and 14 crew on board. A tire bursts during the takeoff, starting a fire on the landing gear. The crew are unaware of the fire and retract the gear after take off, and the fire spreads.

Technical Specs

Video Codec: ................. : AVC
Video Bitrate: ................ : 2,165 kbps
Video Aspect Ratio: ....... : 1.78, (16x9)
Video Resolution: .......... : 1280x720
Scan type: ...................... : Progressive
Audio Codec: ................. : AAC LC
Audio language: ............. : English
Audio Bitrate: ................. : 160 kbps
Audio Channels: ............. : 2 (stereo)
Run-Time: ...................... : 45mn
Framerate: ..................... : 29.970 fps
Container: ...................... : MP4
Part Size: ........................ : 752 MiB
Source: ........................... : DVD
Encoded date: ................ : 2014-07-19
Encoded by: ................... : Egilman